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Unit 4
1. Confucius /kən'fjuːʃəs/ n.孔子
2. mansion /'mænʃn/ n.公馆;宅第
3. cemetery /'semətri/ n.墓地;公墓
4. philosophy /fə'lɒsəfi/ n.哲学
5. descendant /dɪ'sendənt/ n.后裔;后代;子孙
6. individual /ˌɪndɪ'vɪdʒʊəl/ adj.单独的;个别的n.个人
individually adv.分别地;各自地
7. heel /hiːl/ n.足跟;(脚、袜子、鞋等的〉后跟
8. Achilles' /'əkɪliːz/ heel (喻)(希腊神话)阿喀琉斯的脚跟,致命的弱点
pull one's leg开某人玩笑
fish out of water(与环境格格不人)感到别扭
kill two birds with one stone一举两得
as busy as a bee忙得不可开交
rain cats and dogs倾盆大雨
9. kingdom /kɪŋdəm/ n.王国;领域
10. chief /tʃiːf/ adj.最重要的;最高级别的n.(公司或机构的)首领;酋长
11. puzzle /pʌzl/ n.谜;智力游戏;疑问 vt.迷惑;使困惑
(1)be in a puzzle 不知如何是好,感到困惑
solve a puzzle解开谜团
puzzle over 仔细琢磨,冥思苦想
puzzle out 仔细考虑解决(难题等)
(2)puzzlement n.迷惑,
puzzled adj.感到迷惑的(ed形容词常说明人的感受或修饰人的表情、声音等)
puzzling ad.令人迷惑的(ing形容词常说明事物的性质)
12. nearby /ˌnɪə'baɪ/ adj.附近的∶邻近的adv.在附近
nearly adv.几乎,差不多,将近(表程度)
near ad.近的,接近的adv. 在附近prep.在...附近
13. join...to...把…和…连接或联结起来
(1)connect with/to...把.….和......连接/联系起来
(2)与......有关系/有联系”的多种表达:
be related to
be linked with/to
be involved in
be associated with
have something to do with
14. break away(from sb/sth) 脱离;背叛;逃脱
含break的短语:
break up打碎:分裂:(会议或聚会)结束,散会:(团体)解散;(关系)破裂
break down 出故障;垮掉:失败
break into 强行闯入 (及物挺语动词)
break in 强行进入 (不及物挺语动词)
break through 突破
break out (战争、火灾等)突然发生,爆发
15. belong/bɪ'lɒŋ/ vi.应在(某处);适应
(1)belongings n (pl.)所有物;财产,财物 personal belongings个人时物,私人用品
(2)a sense of belonging 归属感
16. belong to属于
(1)belong to sb.属于某人,归某人所有
(2)belong to既不能用于被动语态,也不能用于进行时态。)
(3)可用belong to的现在分词形式作后置定请,如the car belonging s to her (属于她的汽车)。
17. as well as 同(一样也);和;还
(1)as well as连接两个并列成分。
eg: Buying the house as well as decorating it cost him a lot of money.买房子和装修花了他一大笔钱。
(2)as well as连接并列主语,即“A as well as B”作主语,调语动词的单复数取决
于A。有此类用法的词还有together with, along with 等。
eg:He,as well as his friends, thinks highly of the singer.他和他的朋友们都对那位歌手评价很高。
(3)not only A but also B强调B, 作主语时,谓语动词的数与B保持一致。
eg:Not only the students but also the teacher likes this painting. 不仅学生,老师也喜欢这幅画。
18. currency /kʌrənsi/ n.通货;货币
19. military /'mɪlə